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South Portland schools move toward new policy to report bullying

SOUTH PORTLAND — A new policy on bullying is expected to get a second reading and vote next month after it received unanimous initial support Monday from the School Board. The next School Board meeting will be at 7 p.m., Jan. 14, 2013, at City Hall. School Superintendent Suzan...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 11:20 am

Indictments handed up in robbery, gun, drug cases

SCARBOROUGH — Indictments have been handed up by a Cumberland County grand jury against two men and a woman in three cases dating to almost a year ago. An indictment is a finding that enough evidence exists to prosecute. It is not a finding of guilt. Gray resident Ryan Bell, 2...

David Harry • News •
Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 8:40 am

South Portland Police Beat: Dec. 14

Arrests 12/1 at 2:04 a.m. Benjamin E. Wilson, 24, of Cumberland, was arrested on Broadway by Officer Michael Armstrong on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license. 12/1 at 7:11 p.m. Phiel Y. Waddell, 35, of South Portland, was arr...

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Rain can't dampen holiday spirit in South Portland

The lights in Mill Creek Park are lit and a horse-drawn wagon takes visitors around the block at Holiday Fest in South Portland on Friday, Dec. 7. Despite rainy weather, the annual event attracted hundreds of people.

• News •
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 2:50 pm

New Public Works HQ tops South Portland council's priorities for 2013

SOUTH PORTLAND — Big goals are fine, Brunswick consultant Craig Freshley told city councilors Monday night, but defining them clearly and defining what is needed to achieve them is even better. At the end of a two-hour workshop held at the South Portland Community Center, councilors ...

David Harry • News •
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 2:10 pm

Comic relief

Dayton resident Melanie Sughrue donates to a Salvation Army kettle outside the Christmas Tree Shops in South Portland last Friday afternoon as comics Bob Marley, center, and Tim Sample thank her for her contribution. Marley and Sample pitched in to rings bells outside the store and help the Salva...

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 11:50 am

Homeless student transportation strains school budgets

PORTLAND — It's a scene vividly described last month by South Portland School Superintendent Suzanne Godin. "If you go out on I-295 between 7 and 7:15 a.m., you will see lines of school buses heading north," Godin said during a joint workshop of city councilors and school board membe...

David Harry • News •
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 10:20 am

Community Calendar: Dec. 12-23

Greater Portland Benefits Greely Hockey Boosters, raffle fundraiser, drawing Jan.1 at Dudley Cup Tournament, tickets $10 each or 3 for $20, 831-9014. Bulletin Board

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Arts Calendar: Dec. 12-23

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Portland Children's Festival is seeking entries to the Young Filmmakers Contest, April 4-7, 2013, open to students in kindergarten through high school from Portland and surrounding comm...

• Lifestyle •
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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